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Name: stattad
Date: January 7, 2006 at 16:54:32 Pacific
OS: XP
CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:

Stopped working. Now I can't look at any of my digital photos. Anyone else have this problem?

I also did the right-click on a file and chose WPFV and made it the default again, but it still won't open.

Something in the registry?



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Response Number 1
Name: XpUser
Date: January 7, 2006 at 17:42:05 Pacific
Reply:

Use different file association other than WPFV. Yesterday M$ deployed a patch through Windows Update to disable WPFV due to EWFM vulnerability.

i_XpUser


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Response Number 2
Name: passing by
Date: January 7, 2006 at 17:50:42 Pacific
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"Yesterday M$ deployed a patch through Windows Update to disable WPFV"

Where did you read that the patch simply disabled the viewer as opposed to correcting the offending code.


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Response Number 3
Name: stattad
Date: January 7, 2006 at 18:05:56 Pacific
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I ran the update last night, but that doesn't explain why the program stopped working 7 days ago.

It's the only slide show program I know of on my computer.


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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser
Date: January 7, 2006 at 18:16:14 Pacific
Reply:

Hi passing by

You're correct. I stand corrected :-)

i_XpUser


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Response Number 5
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 7, 2006 at 18:27:52 Pacific
Reply:

stattad, Try the following:

Go to Start/Run and type: regsvr32 shimgvw.dll

If that doesn't correct the problem try this:

Go to Start/Run and type: regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll

Note: The spacing is important.

It should correct your problem.


Tufenuf


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Response Number 6
Name: stattad
Date: January 7, 2006 at 18:42:14 Pacific
Reply:

WOW! Thanks for such an easy fix!!!


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Response Number 7
Name: Tufenuf
Date: January 7, 2006 at 18:48:00 Pacific
Reply:

stattad, Glad to see the problem is fixed and Thanks for posting back to let us know.

Tufenuf


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